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Martial arts and dance studios in the Athens, TN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Athens, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #169 of 378 scored small-town markets
#5 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.6M
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $590 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,590
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 martial arts and dance studios in the Athens area. None of them are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.
Households in the Athens area spend about $15.6M a year on memberships, classes and admissions, or $590 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 martial arts and dance studios, that is $1.7M per studio, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Athens area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Athens area grew 8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Athens area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for martial arts and dance studios, ranking #169 of 378 scored small-town markets and #5 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee.
How the Athens area compares
The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the martial arts and dance studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Athens area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.8M | $2M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,098 | 3,473 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.1% | +11.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $590 | $703 | $983 |
| Median household income | $61,438 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Athens area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Athens area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,590+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 26,453
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 625 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $61,438
- Average household income
- $81,180
- Median home value
- $205,300
- Jobs located here
- 19,824
- Daytime population
- 61,141Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Athens area marked.
Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Crossville, TN | 69 | 5 | 1.8 | $3M | +8.0% | #51 of 378 |
| 2Sevierville, TN | 68 | 11 | 2.7 | $2.2M | +2.5% | #59 of 378 |
| 3Greeneville, TN | 61 | 8 | 2.8 | $1.9M | +5.0% | #112 of 378 |
| 4Cookeville, TN | 55 | 24 | 4.1 | $1.4M | +7.6% | #153 of 378 |
| 5Athens, TN | 53 | 9 | 3.4 | $1.7M | +8.2% | #169 of 378 |
| 6Lawrenceburg, TN | 50 | 5 | 2.9 | $1.8M | +6.2% | #188 of 378 |
| 7Fayetteville, TN | 46 | 6 | 4.0 | $1.5M | +4.3% | #219 of 378 |
| 8Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 41 | 10 | 3.9 | $1.4M | +7.3% | #255 of 378 |
| 9McMinnville, TN | 38 | 7 | 4.3 | $1.2M | +6.5% | #276 of 378 |
| 10Newport, TN | 36 | 5 | 3.2 | $1.4M | +5.1% | #291 of 378 |
Other business types in the Athens area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes74
- Gyms75
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios
- Martial arts and dance studios53
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Athens, TN area?
There are 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings in the Athens area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. No official count is published for sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Athens area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Athens, TN area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $15.6M a year, or $590 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per studio. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,453 households in the Athens area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Athens, TN area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?
The Athens area has 3.4 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $1.7M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Athens area would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is the Athens, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Athens area at 71,590 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,453 households. Median household income in the Athens area is $61,438, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Athens area scores 53 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #169 of 378 scored small-town markets.
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